2 ft gauge railroads in the United States

Track gauge

By transport mode

Tram · Rapid transit
Miniature · Scale model

By size (list)



Minimum
Fifteen inch	381 mm	(15 in)

Narrow
600 mm, Two foot	597 mm 600 mm 603 mm 610 mm	(1 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in) (1 ft 11 ⁵⁄₈ in) (1 ft 11 ³⁄₄ in) (2 ft)
750 mm, Bosnian, Two foot six inch, 800 mm	750 mm 760 mm 762 mm 800 mm	(2 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in) (2 ft 5 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in) (2 ft 6 in) (2 ft 7 ¹⁄₂ in)
Swedish three foot, 900 mm, Three foot	891 mm 900 mm 914 mm	(2 ft 11 ³⁄₃₂ in) (2 ft 11 ⁷⁄₁₆) (3 ft)
Metre	1,000 mm	(3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in)
Three foot six inch, Cape, CAP, Kyōki	1,067 mm	(3 ft 6 in)
Four foot six inch	1,372 mm	(4 ft 6 in)

Standard	1,435 mm	(4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)

Broad
Russian, Five foot	1,520 mm 1,524 mm	(4 ft 11 ²⁷⁄₃₂ in) (5 ft)
Irish	1,600 mm	(5 ft 3 in)
Iberian	1,668 mm	(5 ft 5 ²¹⁄₃₂ in)
Indian	1,676 mm	(5 ft 6 in)
Six foot	1,829 mm	(6 ft)
Brunel	2,140 mm	(7 ft ¹⁄₄ in)

Change of gauge

Break-of-gauge · Dual gauge ·
Conversion (list) · Bogie exchange · Variable gauge

By location

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A junction on the underground freight railway network built by the defunct Chicago Tunnel Company.

A steam train on a revived segment of the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad in Maine.

A Crown Metal Products-built train on Hersheypark's Dry Gulch Railroad in Pennsylvania in 1966.

A list of 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railways in the United States.

Installations

State/territory	Railway
Alabama	Birmingham Zoo Express/Red Diamond Express (located in Birmingham Zoo) (converted from 16 in (406 mm) gauge) (operating) Shelby & Southern Railroad (located at the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum) (separate standard gauge railroad named Calera & Shelby Railroad also present) (operating) Wales West Light Railway (located in Wales West RV Resort & Light Railway) (operating)
Arizona	Old Tucson (operating)
California	99 Steam Train (located in Six Flags Magic Mountain) (separate 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) gauge railway named Orient Express also present and separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Grand Centennial Excursion Railroad previously present) (defunct - park and first separate railway still operating) Bonfante Railroad (located in Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park) (operating) Calico Mine Ride (located in Knott's Berry Farm) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Ghost Town & Calico Railroad also present) (operating) Casey Jr. Circus Train (located in Disneyland) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Disneyland Railroad and separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Main Street Vehicles also present; and separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Jolly Trolley, separate 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway named Disneyland Viewliner, and separate 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway named Rainbow Caverns Mine Train / Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland previously present) (operating) Castle Park Railroad (located in Castle Park) (separate 14 in (356 mm) gauge railway named Riverside Express also present) (operating) Descanso, Alpine and Pacific Railway (operating) Grand Sierra Scenic Railroad (located in Knott's Berry Farm) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Ghost Town & Calico Railroad also present) (operating) Kennedy Express (located in Kennedy Park (Hayward, California)) (operating) Neverland Express Neverland Ranch (the late Michael Jackson's home and amusement park) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Neverland Valley Railroad also present) (defunct) Sonoma Magnesite Tramway (defunct) Zoo Train (located in Santa Barbara Zoo) (operating)
Colorado	Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad (operating) Gilpin Railroad (dual gauge lines with 3 ft (914 mm) gauge track also present) (defunct) Silver Rock Railway (located in Royal Gorge Bridge & Park) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Incline Railway also present) (SBNO)
Connecticut	C.P. Huntington Train (located in Lake Compounce) (separate standard gauge railway named The Trolley also present) (operating)
Florida	East Swamp & Gatorville Railroad (defunct) Everglade Express (located in Lion Country Safari) (defunct - park still operating) Gatorland Express (located in Gatorland) (operating) Green Meadows Petting Farm (Kissimmee, Florida) (operating) Link Train (located at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum) (separate standard gauge railway also present) (operating) Veterans Memorial Railroad^[1] (located in Veterans Memorial Park) (operating)
Illinois	Chicago Tunnel Company (temporary 14 in (356 mm) gauge lines used during construction process) (defunct) George Waters Memorial Railroad (located at the Prairie Land Heritage Museum) (operating)
Indiana	Hesston Steam Museum (dual gauge lines with 3 ft (914 mm) gauge track also present) (separate 14 in (356 mm) gauge railway and separate 7 ¹⁄₂ in (190.5 mm) gauge railway also present) (operating)
Kentucky	Richwood Tahoe Railroad (operating)
Louisiana	Bayou Le Zoo Choo Choo (located in Alexandria Zoological Park) (operating)
Maine	Boothbay Railway Village (operating) Bridgton and Saco River Railroad (dual gauge lines with standard gauge track also present) (defunct) Eustis Railroad (defunct) Franklin and Megantic Railway (defunct) Kennebec Central Railroad (defunct) Kingfield and Dead River Railroad (defunct) Madrid Railroad (defunct) Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum (operating) Monson Railroad (defunct) Phillips and Rangeley Railroad (defunct) S.D. Warren Paper Mill (standard gauge lines also present) (defunct) Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad (operating) Sandy River Railroad (defunct) Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway (operating)
Massachusetts	Billerica and Bedford Railroad (defunct) Edaville Railroad (located in Edaville USA) (operating) Old Smokey Railroad Line (located in Pleasure Island) (defunct)
Michigan	Tauber Family Railroad (located in Detroit Zoo) (operating)
Missouri	Emerson Zooline Railroad (located in Saint Louis Zoo) (operating) Frisco Silver Dollar Line (located in Silver Dollar City) (separate narrow gauge railway used as a component of the Marvel Cave attraction also present) (operating)
Nebraska	ZO&O Railroad (located in Lincoln Children's Zoo) (operating)
Nevada	Carson & Mills Park Railroad^[2] (located in Mills Park) (operating)
New Hampshire	Canobie Express (located in Canobie Lake Park) (operating) J.E. Henry Railway (located in Loon Mountain Resort) (operating)
New Mexico	Silver City, Pinos Altos and Mogollon Railroad (derfunct)
New York	Erie Canal Village^[3] (operating) Santa Fe Railroad (located in Freedomland U.S.A.) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Horse Trolley also present) (defunct)
North Carolina	Mideast Railroad^[4] (located in Ederville) (operating) Museum of Life and Science (operating)
Oregon	Oaks Amusement Park (operating) Little Pixie (located in Pixieland) (defunct)
Pennsylvania	Bucksgahuda and Western Railroad^[5] (operating) City Island Railroad (operating) Dry Gulch Railroad (located in Hersheypark) (operating) Foster Brook & State Line Railroad (private) (operating) Loyalhanna Limited Railroad (located in Idlewild and Soak Zone) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Trolley Ride also present) (operating) Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge Railway (defunct) Tipton Creek Railroad (located in DelGrosso's Amusement Park) (operating) Zephyr Railroad (located in Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom) (separate 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway named Cedar Creek Cannonball also present) (operating)
Texas	Busch Gardens Houston (defunct) Forest Park Miniature Railroad^[6] (located in Forest Park (Fort Worth, Texas)) (operating) Hempstead & Northern Railroad (private) (operating) San Antonio Zoo Eagle (located in Brackenridge Park) (operating) Shark Voyage (located in Downtown Aquarium, Houston) (operating)
Utah	S&S Shortline Railroad Park & Museum^[7] (separate 7 ¹⁄₂ in (190.5 mm) gauge railway also present) (operating) Wild Kingdom Train (located in Lagoon) (separate 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway named Pioneer Village Railroad and two separate 12 in (305 mm) gauge railways, the more recent one being named Lagoon Miniature Railway, previously present) (operating)
Virginia	Portsmouth City Railroad^[8] (located in Portsmouth City Park) (operating)
Washington	Bow Hill Railroad (private) (operating) Tolt River Railroad Steam Train Ride (located in Remlinger Farms) (operating)

Track gauge (list)

Minimum gauge	15 in (381 mm) 400 mm (15 ³⁄₄ in) 18 in (457 mm) 500 mm (19 ³⁄₄ in)

Narrow gauge	2 foot and 600 mm 750 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in) 760 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in) 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) 800 mm (2 ft 7 ¹⁄₂ in) 891 mm (2 ft 11 ³⁄₃₂ in) 900 mm (2 ft 11 ⁷⁄₁₆ in) 3 ft (914 mm) 950 mm (3 ft 1 ³⁄₈ in) Italian metre gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) metre gauge 3 ft 6 in/1,067 mm 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm), Scotch gauge List of narrow tram track gauges

Standard gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in/1,435 mm, Stephenson gauge List of standard gauge tram tracks

Broad gauge	1445 mm gauge 1,445 mm (4 ft 8 ⁷⁄₈ in) 4 ft 10 ⁷⁄₈ in (1,495 mm), Toronto 5 ft/1,524 mm and 1520 mm, Russian gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Irish gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 ²¹⁄₃₂ in), Iberian gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm), Indian gauge 7 ft ¹⁄₄ in (2,140 mm), Brunel gauge 3,000 mm (9 ft 10 ¹⁄₈ in), Breitspurbahn List of broad tram track gauges

Gauge differences	Bogie exchange Break-of-gauge Dual gauge Gauge conversion list Variable gauge

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2 ft gauge railroads in the United States

Installations

References

See also